OOP: Mary Sue and John Cleese

[David]

No: HPFGUIDX 61561

Just a couple of impressions that I had...

Did anyone else wonder if Luna Lovegood is a JKR 'Mary Sue' type of 
character?  Not a fantasy wish fulfilment thing of course but just 
that the character may be based in part on JKR herself.  A dreamer 
who lives half in another world, and is unfased by events? (The list 
seems to be dividing a little over her - I really liked her - I hope 
her opinion of Fudge's Army is vindicated)

And, when Nearly Headless Nick is re-introduced for the first time 
in OOP, he doesn't get a chance to say what he wants because of the 
pressure of events.  I was reminded of John Cleese getting so little 
screen time in the movies and wondered if this was a playful 
refenrence by JKR.

Any other possible movie influences on the book?

David